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HOUSEHOLD AND FAMILY STRUCTURE

A household is defined as one or more people living in a residence. A family is more than one person living together, either married or of the same bloodline. The head of a household is one of the people who owns or rents the residence and was indicated first on the Census questionnaire.

The tendency for people to marry at an older age and the number of married people getting divorced may have contributed to the overall drop in married couples. Also, it may more culturally acceptable for people to not get married at all or to have non-traditional relationships.

Household Types, 1990-2000
1990 2000
Number Percent Number Percent
Total Households 3,536 100.00% 4,704 100.00%
Married Couple 1,958 55.37% 2,467 52.44%
With Children* 681 19.26% 725 15.41%
Without Children* 1,277 36.11% 1,742 37.03%
Female Householder, no spouse 345 9.76% 410 8.72%
With Children* 228 6.45% 253 5.38%
Without Children* 117 3.31% 157 3.34%
Male Householder, no spouse 111 3.14% 178 3.78%
With Children* 62 1.75% 102 2.17%
Without Children* 49 1.39% 76 1.62%
Non-Family Households 1,122 31.73% 1,649 35.06%
Living Alone 988 27.94% 1,393 29.61%
Two or More Persons 134 3.79% 256 5.44%

*In this table, children are people under age 18.

Source: Census 2000 analyzed by the Social Science Data Analysis Network (SSDAN).

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